Clinic Public Health Nurse II

Are you looking for a career that offers you...

• A robust one-year orientation designed to support your professional success.
• The opportunity to make a difference by serving those most in need in our community.
• The change to work collaboratively with community partners to address public health priorities.
• A learning culture that values growth, flexibility, and work-life balance.
• Amazing benefits and a supportive team environment.

Join the Fairfax County Health Department (FCHD), where your nursing skills help protect and improve the health in our community. The FCHD is a progressive public health leader providing services that promote population health, protect public health and the environment, and ensure residents' equitable access to health services and information. We invite you to apply to become a member of our thriving workforce, together making a difference in the health of our community!

Provides nursing services such as pregnancy testing and counseling, maternity services, public health assessment, international travel vaccinations, refugee services, sexually transmitted disease treatment and follow-up, HIV testing and counseling, tuberculosis screening and treatment, adult and childhood immunizations to individuals, families, and targeted at-risk populations in the clinic setting. Provides appropriate nursing interventions based on assessment of clients following public health standards of care. Utilizes a variety of nursing skills to meet identified needs of clients in clinic setting. Identifies gaps in community resources and shares with appropriate department staff who can work with community partners to build service capacity.

Note: Position is located at the Franconia Springfield Public Health Center: 6564 Loisdale Court, Springfield, VA. The Public Health Center hours of operation are 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM on Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and 10:00 AM - 6:30 PM on Tuesday. 

Additional Work Schedule Requirements: Flexible dependent on department needs. May occasionally start as early as 7:00 a.m. or work as late as 9:30 p.m. based on service demands and occasionally on weekends. May be assigned to work at various sites. Must provide own transportation,

*This position includes a sign-on bonus for fully qualified new county employees in the amount of $10,000.

• Knowledge of nursing and public health theories, principles, practices, methods, processes, and procedures required to provide public health nursing;
• Knowledge of human growth and development, anatomy and physiology, pharmacology (e.g., side effects, contraindications), preventive medicine, epidemiology, and nutrition;
• Knowledge of current practices in public health nursing service delivery;
• Knowledge of available community resources for referral or the ability to rapidly acquire such knowledge;
• Knowledge of documentation, nursing diagnosis, and quality assurance;
• Knowledge of professional standards of nursing practice;
• Knowledge of applicable federal, state, and county laws and regulations;
• Knowledge of county Health Department policies and procedures;
• Ability to perform technical and complex nursing procedures (e.g., injections, venipuncture, blood pressure screening, STD check, tube feeding, nebulization), administering treatments and medications, and using medical equipment in delivering services to clients;
• Ability to perform emergency treatment(s), with limited supervision, for life threatening conditions;
• Ability to develop and maintain effective working relationships with others, including those from varied backgrounds and different situations, in individual and team-based settings;
• Ability to handle contentious interactions, especially with those who may appear difficult, hostile, or distressed;
• Ability to identify problems and make sound, well-informed, and objective decisions or judgments relating to client health care;
• Ability to assess the quality, appropriateness, implications, and impact of decisions or judgments made by others and identify courses of corrective action, where appropriate;
• Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing, with individual or small and large group interactions;
• Ability to provide health training to clients and families with complex, multiple health needs, using knowledge of adult learning concepts;
• Ability to accurately maintain client medical records and information (e.g., filing, retrieval, recording, and archiving) and to protect the privacy of clients served;
• Ability to use technology to document, file, retrieve, make adjustments to medical records or information, and communicate or share public health information in the appropriate format;
• Ability to assign paraprofessionals, volunteers and students according to ability level and set work priorities according to clinic and/or caseload demands.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Graduation from a college or university accredited by the National League for Nursing or the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education with a bachelor's degree in nursing; plus one year post-licensure nursing experience.

CERTIFICATES AND LICENSES REQUIRED:

• Possession of current license or a multistate licensure privilege to practice as a Registered Nurse in the Commonwealth of Virginia.
• Valid driver's license.
• Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) certification (Required within 60 days of hire).
• Automated External Defibrillator (AED) certification (Required within 60 days of hire).

NECESSARY SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:
The appointee to this position will be required to complete a criminal background check, Child Protective Services Registry check, driving record check, tuberculosis test, and sanction screenings to the satisfaction of the employer. 

This position is emergency/essential services personnel. (Required to report for duty during inclement weather and/or other emergencies.)   

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS: 

• At least one year of experience providing a variety of preventative and clinical health services in a fast-paced community-based or public health setting.
• Experience working with diverse populations.
• Phlebotomy experience.
• Experience working with children in a clinical setting.
• Experience using a team approach in clinical service delivery.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:
Job is generally sedentary in nature, however, job entails walking, standing, sitting, climbing stairs, reaching and bending; may be required to lift up or carry up to 25 lbs. occasionally; uses hands to grasp, handle, or feel. Visual acuity is required to read data on a computer monitor; ability to operate keyboard driven equipment and computer. Position frequently communicates and must be able to exchange accurate information with others verbally and in writing. Generally, works in an office environment yet may occasionally be required to perform job duties outside of the typical office setting. Ability to drive a motor vehicle. All duties performed with or without reasonable accommodations.

SELECTION PROCEDURE:
Panel interview and may include exercise.

Fairfax County is home to a highly diverse population, with a significant number of residents speaking languages other than English at home (including Spanish, Asian/Pacific Islander, Indo-European, and many others.) We encourage candidates who are bilingual in English and another language to apply for this opportunity. 

Fairfax County Government prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, age, marital status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetics, political affiliation, or military status in the recruitment, selection, and hiring of its workforce. 

Reasonable accommodations are available to persons with disabilities during application and/or interview processes per the Americans with Disabilities Act. TTY 703-222-7314. [email protected] EEO/AA/TTY.

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